Success – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:20:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 The Greater Good? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-greater-good/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-greater-good Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:20:06 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=12149 Comes before us today, the issue of whether democracy is really organized to deliver the greater good for the greatest number of people? WTF are you talking about, Big Red Car? Fair question, dear reader. Let’s examine the case of the Minnesota Girls’ AAAA Softball Championship Tournament and the winning team’s transgender pitcher. Here are […]

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]]> Fleeting Entrepreneurial Contentment https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/fleeting-entrepreneurial-contentment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fleeting-entrepreneurial-contentment https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/fleeting-entrepreneurial-contentment/#comments Sat, 02 Nov 2013 11:02:16 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2652 Big Red Car here.  Ahhh, The Boss had a terrific day of pressure washing <<<link here yesterday and is about half through with the backyard.  Nice to see the Old Boy get his relaxation on from time to time.  He seems so damn content. So The Boss was visiting with one of his brilliant CEOs and […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/fleeting-entrepreneurial-contentment/feed/ 5 Cool New Website — PEGGSITE.COM https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/cool-new-website-peggsite-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cool-new-website-peggsite-com https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/cool-new-website-peggsite-com/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:53:18 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2607 Big Red Car here.  Hey, rain in the ATX and a huge lightning delay in the Longhorns v Texas Christian University.  Longhorns v Christians?  Final score after the long lightning delay: 30-7. Horns prevail over Horned Frogs, well, Christian horned frogs, no? So The Boss is talking up a cool new website called peggsite.com.  Go […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/cool-new-website-peggsite-com/feed/ 1 Vision Clarity https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/vision-clarity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vision-clarity Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:53:32 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2491 Big Red Car here.  Been a bit lazy lately what with The Boss out of town and the house sitter running me ragged.  I love the house sitter because he works me like a rented mule and keeps company with some very attractive young ladies.  He has an outstanding vision of how things ought to […]

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]]> Going the Distance — Diana Nyad https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/going-the-distance-diana-nyad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-the-distance-diana-nyad https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/going-the-distance-diana-nyad/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:05:23 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2469 Big Red Car here.  Lovely day in the ATX, hot, sunny and wholesome.  OK, maybe not wholesome but I was running out of superlatives.  So what? If you’re talking about Diana Nyad and her 110 mile swim from Cuba to Florida, you are talking superlatives, my friend. Where to start? 1.  Age is not an […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/going-the-distance-diana-nyad/feed/ 2 The Character Traits and Skills of the Successful CEO — Organization https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-organization https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-organization/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:51:14 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2296 Big Red Car here.  Another great day in the ATX and why not?  So we’ve been chatting about what makes a successful CEO, those critical character traits and skills that seem to be possessed by those rare beasties.  Things that others can emulate and copy on their way to success.  [Hey, “monkey see” “monkey do” […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-character-traits-and-skills-of-the-successful-ceo-organization/feed/ 5 Company Culture — Clear Definition https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/company-culture-clear-definition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-culture-clear-definition Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:49:51 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2068 Big Red Car here.  OK, Old Sport, summer is here.  Going to have a few isolated thunderstorms today and then it is going to to be hot, hot, hot for the rest of June.  Oh, I love summer!  Summer in the ATX!  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas! So, let’s get back on […]

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]]> Strategy v Tactics v Objectives https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/strategy-v-tactics-v-objectives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategy-v-tactics-v-objectives https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/strategy-v-tactics-v-objectives/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:18:29 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1756 Big Red Car here.  Going to be a great day in the ATX and why the Hell not?  On Earth as it is in Connecticut?  No, dear friends, on Earth as it is in Texas! So, The Boss is laying out how to build the fundamental intellectual building blocks of a new company.  Have you […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/strategy-v-tactics-v-objectives/feed/ 3 Weaving the Tapestry of Business https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/weaving-the-tapestry-of-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weaving-the-tapestry-of-business Sat, 04 May 2013 10:31:00 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1698 Big Red Car here.  Cool night and The Boss is up early this morning.  He loves a Saturday morning.  Pancakes and bacon, perhaps?  Bit of fresh 10W30, please pass the clean air filter?  Haha, Big Red Car, you crack yourself up. So The Boss was musing about the “tapestry of business” — all the individual […]

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]]> Capitalizing Upon Success https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/capitalizing-upon-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capitalizing-upon-success Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:53:58 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=1556 Big Red Car here.  Big game tonight!  Who do you like, beloved readers? The Boss likes Louisville.  Uhh, The Boss likes Michigan.  Actually, The Boss likes the Carolina Tar Heels but guess what, Boss — the Heels are not playing tonight.  They did not make it to the Final Four. Which brings the Big Red […]

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